That heat might not be result of the software... I guess you should activate the temperature monitor, there is a mini-app to add on LXpanel.
Even though, heat-sink hot is not normal, specially if the CPU use is on 100% for a long period... Check if your cooler is running good, and watch for the CPU temperature to be sure if the temperature is over the normal threshold! 2013/7/11 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjja...@gmail.com> > Well, I take that back. The issue is not yet solved :/ > More headache, the machine is HOT and I can't even touch the heat-sinks. I > opened the case so that it became cooler a bit. > > > > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 7:23 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) > <amjja...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> But before I increase the on board display video memory from 32MB to >> 64MB, I had problem (tearing, sluggish, etc) on that machine. The trick was >> just to increase the on board memory. But for those who don't have the same >> option that I do have (on BIOS), then I guess they might face the same >> issue. >> >> Thanks to zRAM and I must say, special thanks to Leszek Lesner, who was >> the first to suggest adding zRAM by default as far as I remember. >> >> Now, the system memory allocated to my system was dropped from 464MB to >> 432MB but this is not a problem as far as I've seen because of zRAM :) >> >> I can imagine how sluggish it would be on P3. So, I don't think those >> with P3 can enjoy watching high quality videos :( >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 7:18 PM, Federico Leoni <effe...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Ali, >>> tried the video of Naruto now. It's a low-res, no problem so far apart >>> a little tearing due to a missing vsync/nvidia on lxde but with >>> Compton enabled and the correct options all play fine. >>> Just to let you know, the video is suggish on my P3 866mhz with i830 >>> and 24 mb Vram... >>> >>> Search an hd video and you will see how worse things are with a P4. :( >>> >>> F. >>> >>> 2013/7/10 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjja...@gmail.com>: >>> > Guys, so far, I guess the problem is okay now. >>> > >>> > I have: http://i44.tinypic.com/a4ug5s.jpg >>> > Set it to 64MB (was 32MB) and quality seems better. Also, CPU Usage is >>> not >>> > 80% anymore, it is between 55%-75% >>> > >>> > I did set the memory before I read your reply, Federico so guess you >>> are >>> > right, I'm glad P4 can handle it. I was a bit worried. >>> > >>> > Sorry, what link? for that Ep? it is on my video I sent earlier :) >>> > >>> > P.S. >>> > Yes, in Japanese much better but subtitles are too fast for my eyes to >>> catch >>> > up. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 6:24 PM, Federico Leoni <effe...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Ali the P4 can handle this kind of video flows with no issues. Give >>> more >>> >> ram to the video will help for sure but can't do miracle. If you can >>> fins >>> >> the stream path of the video you can try to reproduce directly on >>> vlc... >>> >> Give me the link, I would like to have a look on it. >>> >> >>> >> F. >>> >> >>> >> PS.: Naruto it's better in Japanese with subtitles. :-) >>> >> >>> >> OK amigo, will give that a go ;) >>> >> >>> >> Thanks! >>> >> >>> >> P.S. >>> >> Any kind of tweaks or something similar I can do to the >>> machine/browser so >>> >> it would play a bit better? >>> >> >>> >> P.S. 2 >>> >> If P4 can't handle videos probably then, for sure, P3 or less powerful >>> >> machine can not do that, right? >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 6:00 PM, Federico Leoni <effe...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> XBMC is a media center. >>> >>> >>> >>> http://xbmc.org/ >>> >>> >>> >>> Should be on repos too but th latest stable version is on PPA >>> >>> (ppa:team-xbmc/ppa ). Give it a try. >>> >>> >>> >>> F. >>> >>> >>> >>> 2013/7/10 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjja...@gmail.com>: >>> >>> > If Firefox can't handle this correctly because the CPU is not >>> strong >>> >>> > enough >>> >>> > for nowadays videos, then I don't believe Chromium will, specially >>> that >>> >>> > machine has less than 512MB RAM. Oh, and it is not about RAM - as >>> you >>> >>> > can >>> >>> > clearly see on the video I recorded for my desktop, it is not a RAM >>> >>> > issue. >>> >>> > zRAM is enabled by default anyway and there is so much space. CPU >>> is at >>> >>> > 80%-90% all the way. >>> >>> > >>> >>> > XBMC? is that a downloading tool and a player? >>> >>> > >>> >>> > The Eps I'm watching are 20mins length. It is true that my >>> internet is >>> >>> > a bit >>> >>> > fast but not SO fast. Downloading and then watching means more >>> time. >>> >>> > >>> >>> > I was looking for a way that I can watch without downloading :) >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Federico Leoni <effe...@gmail.com >>> > >>> >>> > wrote: >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> Ali, I tried even with forced GPU rendering on Chrome. In this >>> way is >>> >>> >> a little bit better but video are not smooth like with video >>> played >>> >>> >> locally. Try to watch yourself a Youtube video using XBMC or >>> other app >>> >>> >> or download it a watch locally. You'll see the problem is we cant >>> >>> >> handle correctly the html code for some reasons but I do not know >>> >>> >> which one... I'm not a programmer. :P >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> F. >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> 2013/7/10 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjja...@gmail.com>: >>> >>> >> > Hello Federico, >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > So, are you saying there is no way to have a better quality on >>> that >>> >>> >> > very >>> >>> >> > machine? >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Federico Leoni < >>> effe...@gmail.com> >>> >>> >> > wrote: >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> For me has always been so. And I have a P4 3 ghz, a GT210 and >>> I'm >>> >>> >> >> using Nvidia drivers. No composite manager enable. I always >>> thought >>> >>> >> >> that it was the fault of the P4 that is too "old" to manage at >>> the >>> >>> >> >> best Flash or html5... Video on XBMC, even if 1080p play fine. >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> F. >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> 2013/7/10 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjja...@gmail.com>: >>> >>> >> >> > Hi, >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > Problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blgJ-v2IkVI >>> >>> >> >> > Idle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wmaxoo6Cpg >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > I have no idea if you can tell from the video or not? I >>> guess it >>> >>> >> >> > is >>> >>> >> >> > clear. >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > I'm having hard time watching anything on that machine: >>> >>> >> >> > http://phillw.net/hardware/BnA9pw11 >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > Any one else having the same problem? I'm not sure who has >>> the >>> >>> >> >> > same >>> >>> >> >> > machine >>> >>> >> >> > that I do or even similar? >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > Any way to make this better and faster? I'm using that >>> machine at >>> >>> >> >> > the >>> >>> >> >> > moment >>> >>> >> >> > as a video player and I'm connecting it to my 32" LCD. >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > Thanks! >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > -- >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > "All of us are smarter than any one of us." >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > Best Regards, >>> >>> >> >> > amjjawad >>> >>> >> >> > Start Ubuntu >>> >>> >> >> > My Own Business >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > -- >>> >>> >> >> > Lubuntu-users mailing list >>> >>> >> >> > lubuntu-us...@lists.ubuntu.com >>> >>> >> >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>> >>> >> >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > -- >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > "All of us are smarter than any one of us." >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > Best Regards, >>> >>> >> > amjjawad >>> >>> >> > Start Ubuntu >>> >>> >> > My Own Business >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > -- >>> >>> > >>> >>> > "All of us are smarter than any one of us." >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Best Regards, >>> >>> > amjjawad >>> >>> > Start Ubuntu >>> >>> > My Own Business >>> >>> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> >>> >> "All of us are smarter than any one of us." >>> >> >>> >> Best Regards, >>> >> amjjawad >>> >> Start Ubuntu >>> >> My Own Business >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > "All of us are smarter than any one of us." >>> > >>> > Best Regards, >>> > amjjawad >>> > Start Ubuntu >>> > My Own Business >>> > >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> "All of us are smarter than any one of us." >> >> *Best Regards,* >> *amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/>* >> *Start >> Ubuntu<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu> >> * >> *My Own Business <http://alilinx.blogspot.com/>* >> >> > > > -- > > "All of us are smarter than any one of us." > > *Best Regards,* > *amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/>* > *Start > Ubuntu<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu> > * > *My Own Business <http://alilinx.blogspot.com/>* > > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > lubuntu-us...@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > >
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